The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

60 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 28, 1918

Her strict upbringing is driving Genevra French (Dorothy Phillips) crazy, so when she gets her hand on a book called "How to Attract the Opposite Sex," she takes its advice to heart. She uses her newly found wiles on Lawrence Tabor (William Stowell) and gets him to marry her. Only after the wedding does she tell him she married him just to get away from her family, and that she intends to do exactly as she pleases.

The Talk of the Town

60 mins | Comedy, Romance | Sept. 28, 1918

The Talk of the Town
Her strict upbringing is driving Genevra French (Dorothy Phillips) crazy, so when she gets her hand on a book called "How to Attract the Opposite Sex," she takes its advice to heart. She uses her newly found wiles on Lawrence Tabor (William Stowell) and gets him to marry her. Only after the wedding does she tell him she married him just to get away from her family, and that she intends to do exactly as she pleases.
Producers Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Original title The Talk of the Town
Directors Allen Holubar
Writers Harold Vickers, Allen Holubar

Cast

Dorothy Phillips

as Genevra French

George Fawcett

as Maj. French

Clarissa Selwynne

as Aunt Harriet

William Stowell

as Lawrence Tabor

Lon Chaney

as Jack Langhorne

Gloria Joy

as Genevra - Age 5

Una Fleming

as Dancer